Description
| Product ID: | 9780262528948 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
| Title: | Living with Complexity |
| Authors: | Author: Donald A. Norman |
| Page Count: | 308 |
| Subjects: | Impact of science and technology on society, Impact of science & technology on society |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Why we don''t really want simplicity, and how we can learn to live with complexity. If only today''s technology were simpler! It''s the universal lament, but it''s wrong. In this provocative and informative book, Don Norman writes that the complexity of our technology must mirror the complexity and richness of our lives. It''s not complexity that''s the problem, it''s bad design. Bad design complicates things unnecessarily and confuses us. Good design can tame complexity. Norman gives us a crash course in the virtues of complexity. Designers have to produce things that tame complexity. But we too have to do our part: we have to take the time to learn the structure and practice the skills. This is how we mastered reading and writing, driving a car, and playing sports, and this is how we can master our complex tools. Complexity is good. Simplicity is misleading. The good life is complex, rich, and rewarding—but only if it is understandable, sensible, and meaningful. |
| Imprint Name: | MIT Press |
| Publisher Name: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-02-12 |
